Switzerland

Zurich

Upcoming Event

Tuesday, October 10

Alan Frei (amorana)

Fireside Chat

Alan Frei is an entrepreneur and economist known for his minimalist lifestyle. He has founded several companies, including Nachhilfeportal.de and the e-commerce shops Amorana and LOOKSofLOVE, and founded the start-up Center at the University of Zurich. In 2015, he began to receive press attention for his radically minimalist lifestyle, having reduced his personal possessions to around 120 items.

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Past Events

Laurent Decrue (Movu)

Laurent Decrue (Movu)

 Reto Lämmler (TestingTime)

Reto Lämmler (TestingTime)

 Markus Bucheli (LikeMag)

Markus Bucheli (LikeMag)

 Christina Kehl (SFS)

Christina Kehl (SFS)

 Lova Kremer (Why Not 3)

Lova Kremer (Why Not 3)

 Daniel Gutenberg (VI Partners)

Daniel Gutenberg (VI Partners)

 Kathrin Lehner (CoachFrog)

Kathrin Lehner (CoachFrog)

 Max Wittrock (mymuesli)

Max Wittrock (mymuesli)

 Viktor Calabro (STAFF FINDER)

Viktor Calabro (STAFF FINDER)

 Rasmus Nutzhorn (Social Entrepreneur)

Rasmus Nutzhorn (Social Entrepreneur)

 Pascal Babey (Archilogic)

Pascal Babey (Archilogic)

 Sunnie J. Groeneveld (Inspire 925)

Sunnie J. Groeneveld (Inspire 925)

 Nicolas Durand (Abionic)

Nicolas Durand (Abionic)

 Pascal Meyer (QoQa.ch)

Pascal Meyer (QoQa.ch)

 Ralph Rimet (Smartie.ch)

Ralph Rimet (Smartie.ch)

 Robert Plantak & Ardian Gjeloshi (Crowdhouse.ch)

Robert Plantak & Ardian Gjeloshi (Crowdhouse.ch)

 Carmen De la Cruz (Startup Attorney)

Carmen De la Cruz (Startup Attorney)

 Sven Beichler (ChocoGreets)

Sven Beichler (ChocoGreets)

 Guy Kawasaki (Canva/Ex-Apple)

Guy Kawasaki (Canva/Ex-Apple)

 Valérie Vuillerat (Ginetta)

Valérie Vuillerat (Ginetta)

 Mehdi Aminian (Jilion)

Mehdi Aminian (Jilion)

 Steffen Wagner & Marc Bernegger (-)

Steffen Wagner & Marc Bernegger (-)

 Dorian Selz (Squirro)

Dorian Selz (Squirro)

 Janina Woods (Ateo)

Janina Woods (Ateo)

 Francois Ruf (Netbreeze)

Francois Ruf (Netbreeze)

 Alexander Mazzara (joiz TV)

Alexander Mazzara (joiz TV)

 Manuel Grenacher (Mila.com)

Manuel Grenacher (Mila.com)

 Mikko Alasaarela (Linko, Inc.)

Mikko Alasaarela (Linko, Inc.)

 Johannes Reck (GetYourGuide)

Johannes Reck (GetYourGuide)

Team

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David Butler

Zurich Director

An expert in startup culture and entrepreneurship, known as the “Go to guy” in the Swiss entrepreneurial ecosystem. Involved in the Zurich startup scene since 2009, David has been managing events for entrepreneurs such as Startup Grind, Zuripreneur Meetup, Failcon, FintechDay, and mentoring / judging at Mass Challenge, Startup Weekend, Founder Institute. Always connecting founders and investors, advising startups, with a passion to inspire the next big thing.
David is building bridges between technology and business. With a background in product development and technical implementation, combined with experience in problem diagnosing and solving, helping startups and business clients translate their needs and those of the market into new features, refinements and products. As Director of Startup Grind Zurich, I forge connections between local and global entrepreneurs, experts, executives and investors.
As a serial networker and social media aficionado, his love for testing beta versions of new products coming out of Zurich’s many startups has made him a sought-after advisor in many industries. A family man, shutterbug and snowboarder, engaging with you in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and German (basic).

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Silke Wolf

Zurich Co-Director

Co-Director of Startup Grind Zurich, startup mentor (and judge) at accelerators MassChallenge Switzerland and F10.ch, and founder of two startups. Silke has a background in law and finance and worked as a corporate tax consultant at Big 4 audit companies and a large multinational before she started blogging about startups, and later launched Local Insiders, where she offers bespoke luxury tours with local insiders to combine her passion for connecting with like-minded people, discoveries off the beaten path and traveling. Silke likes nothing better than a great story, and the startup world certainly writes some of the best. Thus, she is looking forward to learning more about yours! What's your mission and story?

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Darren Butler

Intern

I love baking, reading, computer games and Startup Grind! It is interesting to meet people starting new businesses, and listening to the successful speakers, hearing their stories, learning from them.

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Startup Grind arrives in Zurich, Switzerland

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David Butler 2013-08-01T18:26:19+00:00
Switzerland is associated primarily with banks, expensive wristwatches and chocolate.
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Startup Grind Zurich Hosts Johannes Reck (GetYourGuide)

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Timothy Chuma 2013-07-22T13:24:16+00:00
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